EXCLUSIVE: Celebrity Big Brother star Chantelle Houghton has opened up about her health condition which has seen her hospitalised in the past as she begins new project
Celebrity Big Brother icon Chantelle Houghton has opened up about her rare health condition which saw her spend some time in hospital.
Back in 2021, Chantelle praised the NHS for their care as she was taken to hospital and diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia which effects on average 2.25 in every 1000 women.
Speaking exclusively about this to Daily Star, in collaboration with https://www.wdwbingo.co.uk/, she said: “Yeah so I’ve got a heart condition known as Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and actually I now have Atrial fibrillation (AFib) as well, but it’s being monitored and I’m OK.
“It’s not life threatening, I’m not on any medication. If things deteriorate then I can be, but I’m being closely monitored. Other than that I’ve got a clean bill of health!”
Chantelle, 41, is currently working on launching her own wellness brand which she is really “excited” about.
She explained: “For as long as I can remember I’ve been into wellness and beauty, and so many people are now into eco-friendly, natural products.
“I’m also vegan. I’ve been vegetarian since I was seven and I’ve been vegan for the last 15 years. So, I’m going to be launching a wellness brand, beauty-related, very soon.
“But I can’t really talk much about it at the moment, because I’ve not planned the launch yet, etc. So that’s what I’m working on at the moment.”
The telly star, who shot to fame on CBB in 2006, revealed she has spent the last year thinking about her passions.
She continued: “Because I took a massive step back from the public eye, because I had personal, serious things going on. I spent so much time on my own, and a lot of that was like thinking time, like looking after myself, not only like my mental health, my physical health, what you put into your body, what you put on your body. So I had a lot of time in my hands to sort of think about my passions.
“I was the kind of person years ago to be really ignorant. If someone said, ‘I need to find out who I am’ I’d be like, ‘Where are you gonna find yourself, like in Tesco’s or something?’ How ignorant is that? But that’s because I was completely emotionally asleep and stunted.
“But I think when you are forced to spend so much time on your own because of trauma and stuff that you’re going through, you only actually have yourself and your thoughts, and I just learned so much about myself and what I stand for. So I’ve really put my heart and soul into what I’m creating at the moment. So yeah, I’m really, really excited!”
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
